- spiny cocklebur
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a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
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spiny cocklebur
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spiny cocklebur — noun see spiny clotbur * * * a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe … Useful english dictionary
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spiny clotbur — noun or spiny cocklebur : a European cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) naturalized widely as a weed in waste grounds and having 3 branched spines at the axils of the leaves … Useful english dictionary
cocklebur — /kok euhl berr /, n. 1. any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs. 2. the burdock, Arctium lappa. [1795 1805; COCKLE2 + BUR1] * * * ▪ plant also called Clotbur, weedy annual plant of the genus Xanthium … Universalium
cocklebur — cock•le•bur [[t]ˈkɒk əlˌbɜr[/t]] n. pln any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
cocklebur — noun 1. burdock having heart shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use • Syn: ↑great burdock, ↑greater burdock, ↑Arctium… … Useful english dictionary
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Xanthium spinosum — ID 89023 Symbol Key XASP2 Common Name spiny cockleburr Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
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